On August 9th, 2023 at 2:00 pm EDT, Beth Goldstein and Jeff Turner will be leading a discussion on the debt limit. The debt limit (or debt ceiling) is the total amount of outstanding debt that the US Department of the Treasury can incur. Earlier this year, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen notified Congress that the … Continue Reading
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: A New Standard of “Influence?” Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act (H.R. 22), which would prohibit the Department of Energy (DOE) from selling petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to any entity that is “under the ownership, control, or influence … Continue Reading
This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule* *The US President (POTUS) and Vice President’s (VPOTUS) daily schedules are subject to change. 10:30 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT participates in a signing ceremony for H.R. 1957 – The Great American Outdoors … Continue Reading
This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule* *The US President (POTUS) and Vice President’s (VPOTUS) daily schedules are subject to change, as is the White House press briefing schedule. 11:45 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT receives his intelligence briefing | … Continue Reading
In an article published in Bloomberg Law, we observed that despite Congress’s determination to hold recipients of CARES Act funds accountable, there is likely to be a significant gap between the expected oversight activity, and the capacity of the Department of Justice to, where merited, follow up with criminal prosecution or civil action on fraud … Continue Reading
This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule* 12:30 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT receives his intelligence briefing | Oval Office VPOTUS’ Schedule* 2:30 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT meets with the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief … Continue Reading
This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule* 2:00 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT announces the PREVENTS Task Force Roadmap | Rose Garden VPOTUS’ Schedule* 1:25 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT and THE SECOND LADY lead a call to the … Continue Reading
This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule* 12:00 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks and signs an Executive Order on Safe Policing for Safe Communities | Rose Garden 2:00 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT receives his intelligence briefing | … Continue Reading
This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule* 9:00 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Bedminster, NJ, en route to West Point, NY 10:25 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at the 2020 United States Military Academy at West Point … Continue Reading
This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule* THE PRESIDENT has no public events scheduled. VPOTUS’ Schedule* 9:30 a.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT departs Washington, D.C., en route Pittsburgh, PA, on Air Force Two 10:30 a.m. EDT – THE VICE … Continue Reading
On June 5, 2020, President Donald Trump signed into law a bill, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (H.R. 7010), that will give borrowers of the US$670 billion PPP more time to spend the PPP proceeds and use them on a broader range of expenses while still qualifying to have the loans forgiven. … Continue Reading
This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule* 12:20 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Washington, D.C., en route to Bangor, ME | Joint Base Andrews 1:50 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at Bangor International Airport 2:00 p.m. EDT – … Continue Reading
This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule* 3:00 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT receives his intelligence briefing | Oval Office 4:30 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT signs an Executive Order on Expediting Permitting | Oval Office VPOTUS’ Schedule* THE VICE … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity GOP Sets Out Timeline for Tax Reform Last week, Republican lawmakers traveled to Philadelphia for a retreat to discuss their priorities for the 115th Congress. Among the top priorities for the GOP: tax reform. According to House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), the House will turn its full time and attention to tax reform … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity Tax-Writers Running Out of Time on Highway Bill Following the passage last week of the House’s $8 billion five-month highway patch, the Senate continues to remain focused on moving forward with its own bill, which provides for a six year highway reauthorization and three years’ worth of funding (more than $47 billion), with … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity Lawmakers Press Onward with Tax Reform Efforts; Tax Extenders, Highway Funding Coming Into Focus With tax-writers having moved trade legislation out of their respective committees, the Senate Finance Committee’s Tax Reform Working Groups have begun to hold roundtables to brief their colleagues on the status of their work and to receive initial feedback. … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity Lawmakers to Continue Debate on Tax Extenders As previously reported, lawmakers are expected to continue debate on tax extenders legislation. While many suspect that the end result will be a short-term extension (one or two years) of the expired tax provisions, there continues to be discussion of a blended approach, which would temporarily … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity Senate to Hold Hearing on Federal Reserve Nominees This Thursday, March 13, the Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing on various nominations to the Federal Reserve Board, including the nomination of Stanley Fischer, former Bank of Israel Governor, to be Vice Chairman. The committee will also consider the nominations of former U.S. Treasury … Continue Reading
